FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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All booth purchases can be made directly from this website. Payments can be made through PayPal using your PayPal account or credit card. If you are paying by check, mail to India Association of Memphis, PO BOX 382893, Germantown, TN 38183 -2893. Remember to mention “India Fest 2023" in the memo section of the check.
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All the registration is now online and we have discontinued the paper based registration for faster processing. For Additional registration questions, please contact India Fest Team
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The India Fest Business Development team is coordinating & managing all booth sales for this year.
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No. Payments are processed via PayPal. But you are not required to have the PayPal Account.
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Yes, please select the PayPal option for payment processing. PayPal provides the option to make the payment with major credit card providers.
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You are required to sign and submit a physical copy of the waiver form during booth check-in process.
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Booth Check-in is mandatory one day before the event. Please see the Booth Check in Details.
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Non Profit Booths are reserved for non profit 501(c)3 organizations
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No. A Non –Profit Booth can only market their information and not sell any merchandize. For selling Merchandize, please upgrade to Business Booth.
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State Booths are specifically reserved for local communities representing individual states of India.
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Food Booths are specifically reserved for food service vendors selling authentic Indian cuisine
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Selling of Food is not permitted in Business Booth. Please reserve Food Booth for selling authentic Indian cuisine.
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If you need an electrical outlet, please make an additional purchase for the electrical outlet along with the Booth Registration. For additional accessories click here.
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There are no discounts for early registration however the booths are available on a first come first serve basis. Please register soon!!
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A maximum of two booths per category are allowed. If you requireadditionalbooths please contact the India fest team.
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All booth allotments are handled by the India Fest Business Development team. We will try our best to honor any requests made. Please keep in mind that the faster you make the payment or get your check in the mail, we can process your booth request. All booth requests will be handled on a first come first serve basis. We hope to providean initial allotment by October 15th.
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Please make check payable to India Association of Memphis.
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All the payment transactions are securely handled by PayPal. You have the option to mail in the check as well.
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Yes, you can sell sodas. We will be requesting all vendors to sell them at a reasonable price. Also per rules we reserve the right to close down the booth if prices for any item (food, merchandise, etc) are increased after the festival opening. Due to Agricenter contract, Only Coca-Cola Products are permitted.
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If you are ready with it, please do. The earlier you do it, the better.
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All Guidelines, including booth guidelines, terms and conditions, waiver and the Memphis city fire code are available in the information section of this site. Please print as necessary.
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For States and Local Associations, all the leaders will be invited to a meeting in September 2018. The exact date and venue will be communicated at least two weeks in advance of the event. We will review some of these guidelines and also review India Fest details. If you are the lead for any State organization/ Local Association of Indian Origin and have not received the email invite, please email us at memphis.indiafest.sales@iamemphis.org or memphis.indiafest@iamemphis.org
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The festival is to celebrate Indian culture, food, music and art. To that extent there should be some connection to India. For ex. using western food ingredients to make an Indian dish.
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We encourage you to reconsider the tremendous marketing opportunity available. As a last resort if you need to cancel your order, 50% refunds are up to a month before the event. All refunds after that will be made at 30% of the purchase price till the date of the event. No refunds will be made on the day of the event or after the event.
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Yes, please refer to the privacy policy and the disclaimers with respect to booth purchases. As suggested earlier, apart from the material available on this website, all participants are expected to be aware of the festival guidelines, food policy guidelines, pricing policies and the other relevant policies and legal restrictions imposed by the Memphis city and local governing bodies. If you have questions or would like to know more about these policies and guidelines, please contact us.